The answer is now 1,248 landmarks, spanning across more than 170 countries after recent additions to the list. To continue ...

The UNESCO World Heritage Committee met in Paris this month to add to its list of cultural sites around the world deemed to ...

Bavarian palaces, imperial tombs in China and memorials to Khmer Rouge victims are among the sites being recognized by the ...

From underwater pirate cities to secret Chinese tombs, UNESCO just minted some of the planet's most extraordinary ...

Germany’s storybook castles are now UNESCO World Heritage sites. The royal castles of Neuschwanstein, Linderhof, Schachen and Herrenchiemsee have been added to the prestigious list, which includes ...

South Korea will host its first U.N. World Heritage Convention summit in July 2026 after joining the convention in 1988, ...

All of the new places added to the list this year have “outstanding universal value” and meet at least one out of 10 ...

UNESCO has added 26 new locations to its World Heritage List, bringing the total to 1,248 sites recognized globally for their ...

A total of 26 new sites were added to the UNESCO World Heritage list this year, 21 of which are of cultural importance to ...

UNESCO, the Church of England Pensions Board, Greenbank, the International Union for Conservation of Nature, and WWF call on ...

Murujuga is Australia’s 21st world heritage property, but only the second property listed exclusively for its Indigenous ...